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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I don't like science fiction, but I enjoyed this one. A cool world that is strikingly similar to what's going on today with some Sumerian mythology thrown in. A fairly complex book: I would compare him to an easier to read Pynchon (as others already have) as well as Tom Robbins and maybe Harlan Ellison. You'll have to turn to someone else for the sci-fi comparisons.
slow-paced
A meticulous, thoughtful reviewer might deduct a star for the ending and for the clunky librarian exposition, but I'm more the slipshod, effusive type and the book was just way too much fun to second guess.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
It almost feels like cheating to count Stephenson rereads against my reading goal, because even though they are long, they go down soooooo easy. Snow Crash isn’t and won’t ever be God-tier Stephenson for me — there’s too much graphic violence, and it is a little gross that Y.T. is only 15 — but it’s hard not to enjoy a book that’s got hackers, the mafia, and Sumerian mythology in it, all while not taking itself too terribly seriously.
A very funny look at a future that could be. Snow Crash is a great mix of cyberpunk and humor; I highly recommend.
This book was cool: a strange amalgam of the Matrix, Tower of Babel allegories, and a "Protagonist" outfitted with samurai swords.
Starts off teeming with action, grinds to a stop with a mid-book info dump, then closes with more action. It's a grand ride.
I still can't understand why everyone in the book was fascinated with a 15-year-old girl, though. Rather discomforting.
Starts off teeming with action, grinds to a stop with a mid-book info dump, then closes with more action. It's a grand ride.
I still can't understand why everyone in the book was fascinated with a 15-year-old girl, though. Rather discomforting.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No